Evolutionary changes in organismal traits may occur either gradually or suddenly. However,
until recently, there has been little direct information about how phenotypic changes are …

Research on the discovery and characterization of small, regulatory RNAs in bacteria has
exploded in recent years. These sRNAs act by base pairing with target mRNAs with which …

Microbiology research has recently undergone major developments that have led to great
progress towards obtaining an integrated view of microbial cell function. Microbial genetics …

Small RNAs (sRNAs) that act by base-pairing have been shown to play important roles in
fine-tuning the levels and translation of their target transcripts across a variety of model and …

ABSTRACT Noncoding RNAs, including antisense RNAs (asRNAs) that originate from the
complementary strand of protein-coding genes, are involved in the regulation of gene …

Myxobacteria are famous for their capacity for social behavior and natural product
biosynthesis. The unique sociality of myxobacteria is not only an intriguing scientific topic but …

Although their diversity greatly exceeds that of plants and animals, microbial organisms
have historically received less attention in ecology and evolutionary biology research. This …

Positively frequency-dependent selection is predicted from theory to promote diversity in
patchily structured populations and communities, but empirical support for this prediction …

The experimental evolution (EE) of microbes has allowed evolutionary biologists to examine
adaptive processes in real time, generating novel insights into fundamental laws of …

Mechanisms adjusting replication initiation and cell cycle progression in response to
environmental conditions are crucial for microbial survival. Functional characterization of the …